Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.64 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has ...

Danbury, (south view)

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber (American, 1798 - 1885)

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 10 1/4in. (19 x 26cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.64

DescriptionView of Danbury from the Norwalk Road. Inscriptions identify the "Baptist [Church," located on Deer Hill, the "Episcopal [Church," the large Church in the center, and the "Universalist [Church," "Court House" and "Congregational [Church" at the right. The small hill at the right is Town Hill. In the foreground are "meadows" separated by "fences" and "Virginia fences."

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

Status

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